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There is something very romantic and artistic about the old buildings of the city of Kolkata. And even more to the food that you get in these ancient streets. Picture of Futnani chambers - a building

Overall, fibrosis is either a cause or a consequence of many chronic diseases... is the cause of 45% of deaths that occur worldwide. And yet, we have no cure for fibrosis.

Understanding cancer stem cells to develop better therapy against cancers.

What if Newton sat under a slinky tree instead of an apple tree? Would he still come up with the same inverse square law? My toddler's Nana Ji (maternal grandpa) got her this slinky. This reminded me of

We desire to discover and develop novel antiviral solutions, keeping in mind the need of the infected and their loved o

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So what does it feel like to develop a drug for viral diseases? I would say quite exciting as a scientist. However...

MetaMorphMind (MMM), Inc is a new company that promises to solve the problem known as death...

What does it feel like to be on the bridge between academia and place where science meets the real world.

Veeru discusses the history of virology

Is my life a lie? I ask that to myself, sometimes. Well, especially after reading some stuff on the internet. I mean, I have been working with viruses for over 8 years now. Previously, I was working with

Imagine any regular guy living in your street. Now imagine that one day he becomes a mafia boss. He might even be loved by the cells around him but is detrimental to the city in the long run. This is your

adaptive immune system response is - targeted attacks carried out by drones and ground forces...

I am the kind of person who doesn't like unknowns. But, I don't hate them, I prefer to explore them, and then make my choices based on those answers. But the question is how do you make your choices when

Well, It has been quite some time, since I had time on my hands to write content. The pandemic changed a lot of things for me, including the amount of time I had in my hands. Ranging from volunteer work

Looks like its been ages since I wrote anything here. The thing is I do want to write. But, with all work, new projects, and my own lab work finding a good amount of time is hard. Finally, this weekend

Viruses are infamous for using our own system against us. Most viruses do that, however individual viruses have their own strategies in how they will achieve it. The story for any virus begins with attaching

So the thing is the current Covid19 crisis has kept some of us really on our toes at work. Also, since Sars-CoV-2 is all we are allowed to work on for now, that is all I have been reading. So I thought

I see it's been a long time since my last actifit report. In fact I have been really out of the whole fitness thing after we had the baby. I even gained a good 5 kg. However today marks the start of new

Ah! looks like I haven't posted here for months. We recently had a baby girl and she has kept me really busy and sleep-deprived. Though I kept writing but at a much slower pace. Anyhow, let's get to the